February 2012
47 posts
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“I identify and understand the appeal of being the “bad boy” or...”
– Jayell Nomen
“Love your parents. We are so busy growing up, we often forget they are also...”
– Unknown (via k-ill)
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Pointing Fingers
I think one thing that we have forgotten in all our pursuits, be they spiritual, relational, academic, psychological and so on, is that our learned-ness is not for us to point fingers at other people, but to reflect more upon ourselves. We learn more, discover more, only to applaud ourselves and somehow find it instinctive to take it upon ourselves to point out where people are wrong. Note that...
Books : Our Windows, Your Universes.
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Books can be collected and paid for at the Pigeonhole within five (5) days of reservation. All prices quoted are nett. To reserve books, please e-mail ave@thepigeonhole.com.sg quoting the serial number of each title.
Last updated: Tuesday 28 February 2012.
zomg so many books that I would want to read...
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Just as how self-depreciation is recognizably bad, and sometimes annoying to those around you, the sense that one’s perspective is always right, always true, always complete is equally frustrating. Society today has encouraged us to be, in short, “jerks”, who are aloof about everyone else’s opinions or feelings.
Imagine then, a discourse between you and someone who...
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“Do not mistake sensitivity for a short fuse. Each is treated differently, almost...”
– Jayell Nomen, A Story Yet Untold
I need something exciting to look forward to - something I can enjoy each day and often, something distinctly “me”. But what?
clientsfromhell:
Client: Can you update my Adobe?
Me:Sure. Which program are you using?
Client: You need to listen to me when I speak! ADOBE
Me:Yes, I got that part. Adobe is the publisher, they make quite a-
Client: Adobe! I want my Adobe updated. I have no idea what you’re talk about…
Me: Adobe makes lots of programs. Like, you wouldn’t say, “I just updated my Microsoft - “
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Busker along the streets in central London singing “Streets of London” - I find it ironic!
“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don’t enjoy getting up and...”
– Andy Rooney (via simply-quotes)
Way Cool Sound Matrix. Click The Squares. →
Have a sudden inexplicable urge to learn sign language, jeet kun do, and start hip hop (again?).
Sin, Sex, and Shalom | Mars Hill Church →
God Is a Giver of Good Gifts | Mars Hill Church →
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Sometimes you give up things for the greater purpose, for a better good.
“People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because...”
– H. Jackson Browne (via kari-shma)
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Teachers
In my time in Imperial so far, i’ve had the priviledge of having a supervisor (albeit a secondary one) that is eager to go through each of my works with me. From data summary to poster making, he takes the time to sit down with each of the students he supervises and walks them through the parts to be corrected and the rationale behind it. I once offered for him to just leave comments on the...
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Sometimes we are unaware of the hidden costs we incur on other people. Sometimes they won’t tell either.
You gotta be able to take as much damage as you can dish out.
I need something new, something novel, something exciting.
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Drift
Again i think about the people who drifted out of my life.
Not the ones that did something against me, or i against them, which was effectively a step away from each other. Those i can understand, sad as some of them might be. More of the ones that we cared about each other platonically and then as life wore into our souls and got us busier, we drifted apart.
People whom we used to talk about...
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Some People
Some people come into for a spell, but after a while they leave Some people walk with you through hell, and they stick with you long as you breathe Some people bring with them a chime, but the bell only tolls when they mourn Some people stay only for a rhyme, and when you’re down they scorn Some people look upon from afar, and protect you unappreciated Some people stay close, keep their...
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"Actually"
We need to educate Singaporeans on the proper context, nuance and use of the word “actually”.
Many promising academics make themselves sound defensive or desperate to look intellectual when they add in the word “actually” into responses:
“What is the value of <something>?” “The value is actually <insert value here>.”
What good does it...
“Those who walk away from you in the dark should be forgotten in the light.”
– I Wrote This For You: The Things I Have Felt Have Torn Me Apart (via kari-shma)
My phone, after going through my rugged life, is finally screaming to stay alive. Please hang in there a while more!
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“It feels that we are so used to looking around us that when we start finding...”
“You know, maybe life isn’t supposed to be that tough. Maybe we just make...”
Friendships and Loyalty
It’s snowing outside in London, and I just had a great dinner with god-family and friends! I was contemplating on a cider but given the amount of food i just ingested and the temperature i thought a warm cup of Horlicks would do a better deal :)
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Recent events have brought up thoughts of what friends should be like, and what their loyalties should be. More so, it brought up...
January 2012
39 posts
Sometimes it doesn’t pay to be streetsmart. But I’d rather be streetsmart than naive and dumb.